Its very annoying to discover your Mac keeps restarting when you are working on it.
hey read this article if youre one of the victims.
It will summarize the common causes for the problem and give corresponding solutions.

Sometimes, you may see a prompt window with certain error messages.
But in other cases, your Mac may shut down suddenly without giving an error.
What causes this to happen?
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What is kernel panic?
The system and underlying hardware may get an unexpected request made by the code of the app.
Then, your Mac will be forcibly shut down to deal with the conflict.

This phenomenon is known as kernel panic.
What happens when your Mac keeps restarting?
You may receive theYour computer restarted because of a problemerror.

In some cases, the Mac restarts, and the problem disappears automatically.
What Happened When your box Keeps Shutting Down By Itself?
#1.

It may lead to kernel panic.
A simple restart may help fix the problem.
If not, c’mon make a run at solve the error by updating or uninstalling the software.

#2.
Peripheral Devices Issue
Peripheral or accessory is another popular factor to cause kernel panic.
So you should go to check whether your hardware or peripheral devices are incompatible with the Mac system.

What if your external hard drive is not showing up on Mac?
#3.
A recent change you have made may trigger the problem, leading to a kernel panic.

When that happens, you will be stuck on the login screen.
Luckily, theres an easy solution to solve the problem: reset your hardware tweaks.
#4.

Not Enough RAM or Space
What is RAM?
Like in Windows platform, the RAM of Mac also refers to Random Access Memory.
It is a jot down of computer memory that offers temporary storage for working data and processes.

The RAM can be read and changed in any order.
Two of the most obvious features of RAM are fast and real-time.
What is disk space?
Disk space is also called disk storage, disk capacity, or storage capacity.
It refers to the space you’re free to use to store data on the disk.
Your Mac may shut down randomly if it is running out of RAM or space.
And you should go to check your RAM/disk space to figure out whether its the cause of the problem.
What To Do If Your Mac Keeps Shutting Down Randomly?
#5.
In this case, you might fix the error easily by disabling some unnecessary startup items.
Its hard to confirm the exact cause of the random shutdown.
All the native macOS problems should be fixed after you have finished updating or reinstalling the system.
Therefore, youre advised to make a backup before update/restore/reinstall your Mac.
Therefore, you should do some things to reduce the risk of further issues.
Well, if your Mac shuts down and doesnt re-start, just reboot Mac manually and do these things.
your machine was restarted because of a problem.
Click Report to see more detailed information and send a report to Apple.
Click here to see more details on how to reinstall macOS.
Use Apple Diagnostics (formerly known as Apple Hardware Test).
How to reset SMC on Mac?
If all the above methods are not working, you have no choice but tocontact Apple Supportfor help.
Then, create a recovery drive and use it torecover files from a dead MacBook.
An unexpected shutdown or restart can be very annoying; besides, it may bring some other issues.
Therefore, you should pay attention to the following things to prevent the problem from happening.
In this article, I first answer the question why does my Mac keep shutting down.
After that, I provide some useful solutions to help you solve the problem.
Then, I show you how to recover lost data on Mac step by step.
Finally, I offer some tips on how to prevent Mac from keeping restarting.